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Ryzen 7 5700 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5700 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 242%, including 242% in PassMark CPU Mark (83,455 vs 24,375).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 5700 and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 5700AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
cores 8—
threads 16—
base clock ghz 3.7—
boost clock ghz 4.6—
tdp w 65—
l3 cache mb 16—
process nm 7—
socket AMD Socket AM4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from SkatterBencher, Phoronix, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, PassMark and Puget Systems; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 7 5700AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: SkatterBencher		 —2,836 points
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better)
Source: SkatterBencher		 —121 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix		 38,900 pts—
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 2,150 pts—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, SkatterBencher		 10,318 pts23,311 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, SkatterBencher		 2,362 pts2,897 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, Puget Systems		 24,375 marks83,455 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,298 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,296 points4,124 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,124 points
Y-cruncher Pi 10B (MT) (lower is better)
Source: SkatterBencher		 —145 seconds

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 7 5700

All Ryzen 7 5700 AI benchmarks →

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

No verified AI inference results on file. See the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X benchmark page →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 5700 or the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X?

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5700 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 242%, including 242% in PassMark CPU Mark (83,455 vs 24,375).

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